Best SAT and ACT Dates for Juniors

Welcome to Junior Year. The homework is harder, and there’s more of it. You’ve got a bigger role in the school play, or made the varsity soccer team, or both, and you’re excited – but also pretty overwhelmed. And just while you’re getting the hang of juggling your expanding commitments, yet another one gets tossed into the mix: preparing for college admissions tests.

If you are looking for help preparing to test, please be sure to contact our directors and sign up for a practice test. This time of year, our practice test sessions and tutor schedules fill up quickly.

Below is a recap of our best test dates for juniors, which may help you solidify your test prep plans; view a summary table of these dates and deadlines at the bottom of this post. Click here for a full list of test dates during the 2019-2020 school year and here to view our best dates for seniors.

SAT & SAT SUBJECT TESTS

November 2, 2019

Scores Available: November 15 – 21, 2019

November is a great opportunity to take the SAT or Subject Test for juniors who began prep work in the summer months and have shown strong and steady improvements on practice tests. Juniors sitting for this exam should consider it a first attempt, with plans to retest in the spring.

Of the fall test dates, only November offers the language with listening SAT Subject Tests.

May 2, 2020

Scores Available: May 15-21, 2020

If practice test results are deflated relative to students’ expectations, they may delay their second attempt until May. Be aware that May is also the time for AP exams, so if you are taking many AP classes, it may be better to wait until June so you aren’t stacking too much test preparation together. However, May could be a great date to take SAT Subject Tests as there is a lot of overlap for Subject Test and AP exam preparation. Of the spring test dates, only May offers the language with listening tests.

ACT

December 14, 2019

Scores Available: December 24, 2019 – January 7, 2020

Juniors will often take their first ACT in December after beginning preparation in the summer months. If practice tests indicate a meaningful increase in scores, students can confidently sit for this exam. Students should consider the December ACT a first attempt, with plans to retest in the spring.

June 13, 2020

Scores Available: June 23 – July 7, 2020

June can work as an opportunity to retake the ACT for juniors who did not see the improvements they wished by April. For most students, this test date occurs near or after the end of the school year, when workload is winding down.

Test Date

Test

Registration

Late Registration

Multiple Choice Scores Available

November 2, 2019

SAT & Subject Tests

October 3, 2019

October 22, 2019

November 15 - 21, 2019

December 7, 2019

SAT & Subject Tests

November 8, 2019

November 26, 2019

December 20 - 26, 2019

December 14, 2019

ACT

November 8, 2019

November 22, 2019

December 24, 2019 - January 7, 2020

February 8, 2020

ACT

January 10, 2020

January 17, 2020

February 19 - March 4, 2020

March 14, 2020

SAT

February 14, 2020

March 3, 2020

March 27 - April 2, 2020

April 4, 2020

ACT

February 28, 2020

March 13, 2020

April 14 - 28, 2020

May 2, 2020

SAT & Subject Tests

April 3, 2020

April 21, 2020

May 15 - 21, 2020

June 6, 2020

SAT & Subject Tests

May 8, 2020

May 27, 2020

July 15, 2020

June 13, 2020

ACT

May 8, 2020

May 22, 2020

June 23 - July 7, 2020

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